Letters from Sunnyvale Sun readers

From Sunnyvale Sun readers

Posted:
05/21/2014 06:10:03 PM PDT

Councilman simply looking to 'tear it down'

As a resident of Sunnyvale for the past 21 years, and one who is concerned about the amount of growth and development going on in the city, I would like to urge my fellow citizens to support the recall of Councilman Pat Meyering.

Many view Meyering as a hero for opposing growth in Sunnyvale. Nothing could be further from the truth.

By hijacking the discussion of growth and development and tying it to his constant accusations of corruption and graft on the city council, Meyering has effectively muzzled any serious conversation about growth in Sunnyvale.

Meyering's incessant allegations of corruption have alienated his fellow council members and automatically sends them to the other side of whatever issue is being considered.

When the council conducted a series of team-building meetings to try and work through these issues, Meyering said that he wasn't interested in pursuing any specific policy agenda, he just wanted to "tear it all down."

We need to have a serious and rational conversation about growth and development in Sunnyvale. But we can't do that when one council member has abdicated his responsibility to work constructively with the rest of the council and instead explicitly works to impede all progress.

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Please visit recallpat meyering.org, learn the facts, sign the petition, and give Sunnyvale a choice as to whether we want to seriously debate growth, or engage in more of Meyering's circus of unfounded accusations.